Airports / Nebraska / ANW
Ainsworth Regional Airport
KANW / ANWAinsworth, NebraskaELEV 2,589 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#10 / 28
Nebraska airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 4 Google ratings — ranked against 28 rated NE fields.
30 nm
To the nearest alternate
Miller Field (VTN).
Overview
Ainsworth Regional Airport (KANW / ANW) sits in Ainsworth, Nebraska, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 2,589 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
ANW has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Miller Field (VTN, 30 nm), North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF, 93 nm), and Pierre Regional Airport (PIR, 109 nm).
Quotes for flights out of ANW vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Ainsworth Municipal. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from ANW, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
2/3 reviews“Friendly helpful FBO operator.”
LRH10 LRH105★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/3 reviews“Great gas prices, a lounge to use with free WiFi and bathrooms.”
Jeffrey Cochran5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/3 reviews“Great little Regional airport with very helpful and friendly people.”
Jeffrey Cochran5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Ainsworth Regional Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KANW
IATA
ANW
FAA / Local
ANW
Elevation
2,589 ft
Coordinates
42.5792° N · 99.9930° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NE fields
state range 984–4,313 ft
At 2,589 ft, ANW sits higher than 65% of the 34 Nebraska fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 30nmVTNMiller FieldValentine
- 93nmLBFNorth Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird FieldNorth Platte
- 109nmPIRPierre Regional AirportPierre
- 117nmYKNChan Gurney Municipal AirportYankton
- 119nmOFKKarl Stefan Memorial AirportNorfolk
- 120nmEARKearney Regional AirportKearney
Location
Open the full mapKANW · Ainsworth Regional Airport · Ainsworth, NE
From the ramp
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